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Medium · 4.3 CVE-2026-28554 EUVD-2026-9103GHSA-57vv-vqrh-49wx

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 Missing Authorization via Post Approval AJAX Handler

Published Feb 28, 2026 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

wpForo Forum 2.4.14 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated subscribers to approve or unapprove any forum post via the wpforo_approve_ajax AJAX handler. Attackers exploit the nonce-only check by submitting a valid nonce with an arbitrary post ID to bypass moderation controls entirely.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
gVectors Team wpForo Forum 2.4 – < 2.4.16 2.4.16

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